Sanitary sugar bowl



July 10, 1934. H. c. JENSEN 1,966,035

SANITARY SUGAR BOWL Filed Dec. 15, 1951 Ha In G. Jensen.

Patented July 10, 1934 1,966,03

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v 1,966,035 SANITARY SUGAR BOWL Hans C. Jensen, Sacramento, Calif. Application December 15, 1931, Serial No. 581,224 3 Claims. (Cl. 221-112) This invention relates to a sanitary sugar bowl Aflixed to the cover 11 is a discharge spout 12, and has for an object to provide an improved preferably at one side of the center thereof. An sanitary bowl for sugar or other condiments, inner lid 14 is hinged to the bottom of the cover wherein the contents will be kept free from posat 15 and is of such area that it will completely sibility of contamination and may be released close the opening through the cover 11 into the therefrom by tipping the bowl to pour out a spout 12. Another lid 17 is hinged at 18 to the measured quantity top of the spout 12, being large enough to com- A further object of this invention is to provide pletely close the exterior opening of the spout 12. an improved sugar bowl spout which will nor- A spring 19 is provided in the hinge 18 while mally remain closed and when operated will alan operating lever 20 projects across the hinge 65 low a desired measured quantity of the contents 18 integrally from the lid 17. A pair of ears 21 to be released from the container and at the same is secured to the bottom of the lid 17 and a simit-ime prevent any possibility of contaminating the lar pair of ears 22 is secured to the top of the remainder of the contents in the bowl. inner lid 14, a connecting rod 23 being pinned Still a further object of this invention is to to the lid 14 and the lid 1'7 by means of pins 24 70 provide a sanitary sugar bowl wherein the con and 25 projecting through ears and 21 retents will not be discharged therefrom should the spectively. same he accidentally tipped over on its side, and In operation, the spring 19 serves to normally wherein only a limited measured amount will be retain the lid 17 in closed position, as shown in discharged should the operating mechanism be Figure 1, and thus serves, through the connectaccidentally operated. ing rod 23, to maintain the lid 14 in open posi- Yet a further object of this invention is to tion. The spout 12 is made oi such a size that it provide a sugar bowl spout for delivering a measwill receive only a desired amount of sugar, as ured quantity of sugar, which spout may be for instance one teaspoonful, it being obvious, applied to a suitable container. however, that it may be made of any other mea- 80 With the foregoing and other objects in View, sured size. In operation, the container or bowl as will hereinafter become apparent, this inven- 10 is tilted or lip-ended allowing the sugar or tion comprises the constructions, combinations other contained m teri l to flow int spout 12, and arrangements of parts, hereinafter set forth, the spring 19 serving to retain the lid 1'? closed 3 disclosed and Shown on he c p y dTeW- and the lid 14 open. When in this position the 85 ing. In this drawing, operating lever 20 is depressed to the position Figure 1 is a partly sectional and p y v shown in Figure 2, having the effect of opening (31011841 view of the sugar bOWl and 51301113 lIICllldthe lid 17 allowing the measured amount of ing this invention, the SGC'tlOl'l being on line 1-1 sugar to pa n out, of the spout, 12 At the same of Figure 5. time the connecting rod 23 serves to close the 9 F ur 2 i a S m a V w 130 Figure 1 With the lid 14 to the closed position shown in Figure 2, Operating lever depressed to Show the discharge thereby preventing any additional sugar from position. flowing into the spout, while the measured F ure 3 i a sectional view on line of amount already in the spout is discharging there- 40 Figure 5. from. Thereafter, if the userdesires an addi- Figure 4 is a Secti a V w 011 line 0f tional measured amount of sugar he merely re- Figur 5, a d leases the operating lever 20, whereby the spring Fi u 5 i a p p n view of the sugar bowl 19 will again close the lid 17 and through the conta ne and Spout medium of connecting rod 23 open lid .4, allow- 45 There is shown at 10 a container or bowl ing an additional similar amount of sugar to flow sugar other Condiments having attached into the spout and the operation is repeated. thereto a cover 11. A Sh W the b 10 is of Thus, if a person desires three teaspoons of sugar glass, but may suitably be of metal or any other and the spout is of a size to discharge one tea mat a t cover 11 being of metal, such a spoonful at a time, he has merely to depress the aluminum, stainless steel or other suitable nonoperating lever three times, allowing the spout tarnishable material. The Cover 1 may be atto discharge between each successive operation tached to the bowl 10 in any suitable manner, it thereof. being shown as being attached by a tight fric- The novel features and the operation of this tional grip, a suitable adhesive being used theredevice will be apparent from the foregoing dewith if desired. scription. While the device has been shown and 1 remain in closed position at one time, means tending to normally keep one of said lids in closed position, and operating means for open-' ing said normally closed lid and closing said normally opened lid, whereby to allow the measured contents of said spout to be discharged therefrom.

2. In a sanitary sugar bowl, a measured discharge spout projecting therefrom, a lid hinged to the inner edge of said discharge spout and opening away from said spout, a second lid hinged to the outer end of said spout and opening away from said spout, a connecting rod pinned to the adjacent sides of said lids, spring means normally tending to close said outer lid, and an operating lever integrally connected to said outer lid for operating said lid against the action of said spring means.

3. In a sanitary sugar bowl, a measured discharge spout projecting therefrom, a lid hinged to the inner edge of said discharge spout and opening away from said spout, a second lid hinged to the outer end of said spout and opening away from said spout, ears on the sides of said lids adjacent said spout, a connecting rod pinned to said ears to operatively connect said lids, spring means normally tending to close said outer lid, and an operating lever integrally connected to said outer lid and projecting across the hinge means thereof for operating said lid against the action of said spring means to discharge a measured amount from said spout.

HANS C. JENSEN. 

